So...What Movie Did You Just Watch?

[MrAmazing]

Post what movie you watched here...

[Kyle]

We were watching ROOTS in world history today. I don't know it that counts or not.

[MrAmazing]

Yesterday in English we watched Smoke Signals...

[Eria4044]

Two days ago I saw International Man of Mystery.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

Well, if you discount the usual random stuff that goes around,

I watched that Pompeii movie on the discovery channel the other day. It was crazy awesome.

[Katie Reynolds]

Let's see ... last night I watched some movie on TBS that cast Sarah Michelle Gellar as a horrible cook; UNTIL she found a magical crab at the market place! Then she became a great cook and found the man of her dreams. Awww ... Why didn't I turn it off, you ask? No clue.

I also watched "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" yesterday afternoon. Hooray for not feeling well, I guess! :D

[MOEmaniac]

I was flippin through the channels yesterday and I found "Mystery Men" now thats a funny movie with no point.

[Bcahn836]

I just watched Pink Floyds The Wall. Not the stage preformance though :( but still the movie is pretty good.

[Cory]

I watched Starsky and Hutch the other night.

[CourtneyB]

the other night i had a movie fest by myself, i kno its sad lol, i watched blue crush, resident evil 2, halloween 5. and i just rented cellular, coyote ugly, and raising helen.

[MissInformation]

The last movie I watched was Shaun of the Dead, my favorite movie from 2004.

Heidi

[Koko Ed]

I just watched the end of Matrix:Revolutions.
The last movie I saw in the theaters was The Polar Express in an Imax theater in 3D.

[Corey Balint]

The last movie I watched was Shaun of the Dead, my favorite movie from 2004.

Heidi

I LOVED THAT MOVIE!!!

Past that, ive watched Miracle about 12 times this week(such a great movie, not only for the hockey aspect but the acting and the story), Rounders, Old school(twice), Barbershop, and Ferris Bueller's Day off a couple of times.

[KTorak]

I saw Boogeyman saturday at the movies....and I watched Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail (a great classic) this weekend also.

[Melissa Nute]

Last Night I watched the Final Cut. I enjoyed it.

Tonight I'm watching The Hours.

[Aaron Lussier]

I watched Million Dollar Baby, today I'm gonna go see Sideways.

[Kyle]

I am a student aid for my old oceanography teacher, and right now his ecology class is watching a movie on animal vampires, ticks horsefly's etc..
Its pretty good except that the sound is really bad.

[Ashley Weed]

Well, yesterday was Feb 8th and the relesase date for "The Notebook". So of course, it was prime time watching in the Tiki Lounge. It was so, so sad, I cried hysterically through it. :(

[Katie Reynolds]

Well, yesterday was Feb 8th and the relesase date for "The Notebook". So of course, it was prime time watching in the Tiki Lounge. It was so, so sad, I cried hysterically through it. :( :ahh:

Ooh me too!! If you think the movie is sad, try reading the book! (It has a slightly different ending)

[JulieB]

i dont have the time to watch movies with robotics its sad

last movie i watch was I robot :rolleyes:
pretty good movie

[george56]

the last movie i saw, about 3 days ago, was AVP and "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle." that movie was soooo good :D

[MrAmazing]

Last night I watched Collateral, which was awesome, and tonight I watched One Fine Day on TV because nothing else was on...

[Elgin Clock]

Last movie I watched was a borrowed copy of The Day After Tomorrow. It was ok, but I think I missed out on the experience of the movie, because I was doing something else at the time that took most of my attention away from it. :ahh:

I'll have to watch it again some day.

[nehalita]

i watched the starting of lost in translation and butterfly effect....then blockbuster made me return it....

[Yan Wang]

Currently watching Gladiator.

Again.

[Dorienne]

That's creepy...
I just got done watching The Patriot..
Literally just got done. Haha! Goooood movie!

[Madison]

The last movie I saw in a theater was Ocean's 12, with Polar Express: The IMAX 3D Experience being the one before that.

I am currently watching Mary Poppins, I watched The Village two days ago, and will watch Napoleon Dynamite later.

[Aaron Lussier]

Watched Un long dimanche de fiançailles, or A Very Long Engagement a few days ago. Also just finished watching Gorgeous with Jackie Chan, and most likely going to be watching Dogma tomorrow.

[D.J. Fluck]

Havent been to the movies in nearly a year and I watched Major League the other night

one of the best baseball movies ever

[Franchesca]

The last movie I saw was rented from Blockbuster (of course) and it was:

TROY .... hmm Brad Pitt :p

Anyway, that movie was really great ... I'm a sucker for history! :)

And right now I'm watching Dracula 2000 because its 2:13 in the morning and I'm not at Robotics and I can't fall asleep ... yay!!

[Aaron Lussier]

Going to see Ong-Bak (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368909/) tonight.

[mgreenley]

Hitch. Unbelivably awesome movie.

[GerberBabi06]

Last weekend I saw "Boogeyman", scary movie!

Last night I watched "Saw", it was kind of scary, and then I watched "Raise Your Voice" and I cried! It was so sad! But it is a good movie!

Also I just got done watching "Troy" in my literature class, good movie, and mmm for Brad Pitt! :p

[Emily Pease]

The last two movies I watched were Clueless and Being There. Both were great. I would especially recommend Being There. Peter Sellers is wonderful! Other than that, I haven't had enough time to watch movies in quite a while.

[zdeswarte]

Have you guys seen garden state or sky captain and the world of tomorrow? Both of those I thought were really good.

[CourtneyB]

Million Dollar Baby, White Noise, and Hide and Seek are all the recent movies ive seen in theatre. Million Dollar baby is amazing. its so inspirational and its a tear jerker lol

I watched Saw the other day with my dad. (if any1 knows wht happened liek the last 15 minutes of it can you like IM me or send me a PM because like i got a phoce call right at the last 15 minutes...and i really wanna kno wht happened in the end lol). And i watched chick flick movies with my friends the other last night...which the movies were serendipity, the notebook, and wedding planner.

[Aaron Lussier]

Have you guys seen garden state or sky captain and the world of tomorrow? Both of those I thought were really good.

Seen both, very very good movies.

Just finished watching Lola rennt (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130827/) or for you non German speakers; Run, Lola, Run. I'll give you three guess to whats its about, and the first two don't count.

-Aaron

btw would anybody be interested in starting a thread where a movie is posted each day and then talked about until the next one is posted?

[Ben Lauer]

Brotherhood of the Wolf.
This is a french film with subtitles or dubbing.

It is awesome. Kind of thrillerish, but it is very unique. either you will fall asleep, or you will love it.

[davelu]

The Notebook... well, i will say i almost cried once or twice *almost* while i was watching the moive. (iknow it sounds stupid for a guy, but i almost did). :o

[Ali Ahmed]

I just saw Constantine. That was a really good movie. Well worth it. Good story line and Reeves fits that role perfectly.

[Koko Ed]

I saw Hitch on Vlanetine's day with my wife and Constantine on Friday. Hitch is funny charming and clever if predictable (aint all romantic comedies?) while Constantine is OK. It's interesting but kind of murky. Reeves seems to enjoy playing a character with an edge but I wondered how an actor like Russel Crowe, Johnny Depp or Collin Farrell would handle the role.

[CourtneyB]

The Terminal and Napoleon Dynomite...i can now repeat every line in that movie lol

[Bcahn836]

Full Metal Jacket

[MrAmazing]

Napolean Dynamite, The Bourne Identity, Rat Race

[Goobergunch]

We saw some of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in English class today.

[MrAmazing]

I just finished watching Rain Man...

[angelc24]

Footloose, Master and Commender, Miracle, Serendipity, Around the World in 80 Days* and Mulan 2*.
*I was @ my friends house and we decided to go though her sister's movie collection. I fell asleep during Mulan 2.

[MrAmazing]

Turbulence, Ocean's 11

[bombadier337]

Braveheart has been on TV a lot recently, and the director's cut of Donnie Darko (the writer/director went to my high school and graduated class of 93)

[Kyle]

I am watching With out a paddle right now, Its even funnier the second time you watch it.

[Watashi_wa_Kame]

The Day After Tomorrow "... if there's a bigger nerd in here, please, point him out!"

[Steve Horn]

Last 3 movies I've seen:
Garden State
Last Samurai
Ocean's Eleven

[Shu Song]

Meet the Fockers, Constantine, The Aviator, The Terminal

[MrAmazing]

Man On Fire

[jzampier]

Garden State. Shakespeare in Love

1 new classic. 1 soon to be new classic.

[Lazarus (Adam)]

Recently I saw Shaun of the Dead...

Best movie ever.

[Lazarus (Adam)]

Team America rocked too. ;)

[greencactus3]

saw stuck on you yesterday.

[Shu Song]

I saw Braveheart for the first time today and it was darn good movie!

[MrAmazing]

John Q., Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Negotiator

[MrAmazing]

Predator, Silence of the Lambs

[Ali Ahmed]

I just rented Ladder 49 and saw it for the first time. A very good movie. I will never look at a fire fighter the same again. It was a real tear-jerker.

[Koko Ed]

Ghost in the Shell 2:Innocence.
http://ffmedia.ign.com/filmforce/image/ghostintheshell2-innocence-poster_160_1082769990.jpg
Probably the most gorgeous animated movie I have ever witnessed (and yes I mean more than DIsney, Pixar or Hayao Miyazaki). But it is unecessarily talky without ever really saying anything or having the characters interact like normal people instead of like they are in a philosiphy class. C.

[White_Orpheus]

Probably the most gorgeous animated movie I have ever witnessed (and yes I mean more than DIsney, Pixar or Hayao Miyazaki). But it is unecessarily talky without ever really saying anything or having the characters interact like normal people instead of like they are in a philosiphy class. C.


Amen. I absolutely loved the manga and the first movie, and i enjoyed Stand Alone Complex, but this was just plain awful. The animation was second to none, and it had some good action, but it was all muddied up by an incomprehensible plot, and a load of ridiculous philosophy. At least with the first movie they just copied all their philisophic musings from Phillip K $@#$@#$@#$@# [edit: I guess the censor doesn't like his name... Anyway, you know the author of Blade Runner], and kept said musings to a minimum. This movie had so much potential, but totally spoiled it.

[Koko Ed]

Amen. I absolutely loved the manga and the first movie, and i enjoyed Stand Alone Complex, but this was just plain awful. The animation was second to none, and it had some good action, but it was all muddied up by an incomprehensible plot, and a load of ridiculous philosophy. At least with the first movie they just copied all their philisophic musings from Phillip K $@#$@#$@#$@# [edit: I guess the censor doesn't like his name... Anyway, you know the author of Blade Runner], and kept said musings to a minimum. This movie had so much potential, but totally spoiled it.
Shirow does not translate well into film.
Appleseed was worse.

[Crash852]

i saw gladiator and the mask of zorro on tv friday night after the PNW regional.

[Aaron Lussier]

I watched Coffee & Cigarettes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379217/) and Dodgeball a few days ago, and just finished watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

[parth]

Robots in the theater (obviously), Star Wars Episode V, Pygmalion.

[Koko Ed]

Just bought and watched the incredible and brillinat Incrdibles for what must be the umpteenth time. Went right for the extras. The best of which is Mr. INcredible and Frozone doing commentary on an awful cartoon version of themselves ("OK. That rabbit is getting on my last nerve!" :D ).
I also got Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind which I have waited years for to come out on DVD!

[DotCom]

Hrm...the last movie I saw was Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow...but on friday I might see the Ring 2! heehee. Oh yeah, I wanna see Robots, too.

[Dorienne]

I just saw Ladder 49 at my sister's house with Seth...uber good movie! MY COUSIN'S IN IT! =D

[MrAmazing]

I Watched The Following At The Chesapeake Regional:

Beavis and Butthead Do America, Miss Congeniality, Legally Blonde, Shaun of the Dead, Man on Fire

[Koko Ed]

Me and the Missus say Robots last night.
It's a gorgeous looking film with very entertaining moments and clever inventiveness but I never understand why these movies purposly date themselves by using references that are only relevant to now. No one is going to understand those jokes in 10 years. B

[MrAmazing]

School of Rock

[the_short1]

passion of the christ, wihtout a paddle and shaw of the dead.. in the last week.

[MrAmazing]

Red Dragon

[george56]

i just rented The Incredibles and it had exceptional computer animation and i can see why it won the 2004 Academy Award for Best Animated Film

[Yan Wang]

Frequency

[Aaron Lussier]

What the #$*! do we know!? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399877/)

[Koko Ed]

Well I just saw Sin City.
It's really visual and really violent and quite funny too ( I never ralized how funny Marv was til I saw him on the big screen. Mickey Rourke was great).

[looneylin]

I just watched Robots \^.^/

It was ok, but it does teach an important lesson, you need to believe in your robot. :D

[xzvrw2]

NATIONAL LAMPOONS VAN WILDER

[Spencer E.]

Well, on the way to the GTR (Greater Toronto Regional), I watched Ferris Bueller's Day off on a laptop. That's one of my favourite movies of all time.

[Laura 1547]

ladder 49 and oh my gosh its the saddest movie ever!!

[Koko Ed]

Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior.




Well I have a new entry in the worst films I have ever seen sweepstakes (though I think Howard is pretty safe at the top of the dung heap).

Badly lit, terrible syncing of the subtitles, a stupefying script, embarrassing acting and an incomprehensible story make this movie as headache inducing as one of Tony Jaa's brutal flying elbows to the head.

Sure some of the action was pretty cool but so is Jackie Chan's antics and he's actually charming and clever. This movie should have ended at one hour if not sooner.

A gratuitously stupid movie.

[Anne George]

the last movies i saw were Fever Pitch and Robots, YAY for sneak peeks!!!

Fever Pitch was an amazing movie!! so im a huge Red Sox fan so im slightly biased oh well...

[TheShadow]

Suspect Zero...really good, it had a different twist on the serial killer-psychological thriller genre

[Koko Ed]

Kung Fu Hustle.

An energetic hybrid much in the same vein as Brotherhood of the Wolf (but a much better movie). The plot isn't all that logical but it is fun and never boring and fortunately it's short lest it wear out it's welcome.

[MattK]

just watched Good Bye Lenin

[Koko Ed]

The last few movies I have seen up to now:

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I have never read the books but I had heard so much about them so I had fairly high expectations. I was soundly disappionted. I never really laughed out loud once during the film and Sam Rockwells character got on my nerves big time. The movie is interesting and inventive but it seems arrogant (when it has no reason to be) and flat in it's delivery.C-

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
After two tries George finally got the new Star Wars right. Right at the end. The action was fine in the other movies as it was in this one but what those other films lacked was emotional weight. Now while it isn't on the level of LOTR Anakins fall into the Dark side was truly interesting and emotionally compelling aided by a far better performance by Hayden Christensen who managed to unclench his teeth and mouth words.Truly this was Lucas finest hour.

P.S: One big complaint I had about this movie was the treatement of General Grievious in the movie. He was just plain cool in the Clone Wars series and here he is this slimy little coward who scurries off during a fight instead of the butt kicker we saw in Episode 20. Real lame George and it cost you a point.B

Madagascar
An enjoyable romp helped by a short and sweet running time and good vocal performances to compensate for a plot that isn't much. This could have been a much better movie than it was.B-

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
This movie also thrived off of the performances of their leads to patch up an unremarkeable story. Particularly Regina King who is a very underrated actress. Standard by the number stuff hit and run entertainment really.C+

The Interpreter
A solid thriller with some good tense moments that unfortuinately paints itself into a corner late. I was actually distracted by Nicole Kidman's amazing animated hair in the initial interview with Penn (one scene it's in front of her face another its on the side of her head. Hmmmm).B-

Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Although hyped for the wrong reason (I am not onlu sick of all the Brad/ Angelina hype but ALL celeberty couple obsession. The celeberty media is really pathetic. When they were in Africa on an actual mission to help people those idiots could only talk about their rendevous like they were eloping or something instead of doing some good. I would reccomend burying these idiots in an ant hill but I thinkit would be better served to force these vapid souls to give half of their overpaid salieries to helping the cause that Brad and Angelina were in Africa for in the first place. Maybe then these peopple would actually get some real purpose to their existence. But I digress ...) there is actually great chemistry between the two stars thanks to a snappy, quick iwtted and clever script. The movie is very fun and funny. The action scenes are OK but it's the two characters playing off of one another that makes the film really fun even though the ending is just plain slapped on.A-


Batman Begins



Although the movie lacks Anton Furst's spectacular production design Batman Begin's trumps the original movie in every way and the series went down from there.
Christian Bale easily makes the best Batman (though the Val Kilmer and George Clooney could sue for directorial incompetence against Joel Schumaker). His intensity just plain rings true. The movie has the approproate grit and I just love the new Batmobile.
The action scenes are muddy and difficult to make out and the film feels too cookie cutter for a Christopher Nolan pic (this is easily his worst picutre but Memento and Insomnia were brillant so there's no shame in comming in third).B


Howl's Moving Castle

Though it is not as complicated and fascinating as Princess Mononoke or as out and out beautiful and fanciful ad Spirited Away or as absolutely charming as Kiki's Delivery Service Miyazaki strikes again with a beautiful piece ( Miyazaki does not make ugly movies. It's almost impossible for him to do)that is far superior to most of the computer generated stuff out there (save for Pixar who actually understands that the strength lies in the story not just the visuals). Though the story here is more scattershot than his usual work and the ending is fairly weak (though not nearly fatal to the movie as the agonizing unforgivable ending to Nausica Valley of the Wind was). It is really too bad his brillaint work doesn't get the audinace it desreves in America but I always said we have no taste so I guess it's a simple pleasure the informed few can keep for themselves.B


Crash



A terrific observation about how people often relate to one another about their fears and frustrations through life with the posturing and acidic hate that pours from our mouths. It can be pretty raw and there are some seriously harrowing moments here with a good mixture of knowing humor and emotions depths thanks to great performances from the entire cast. Haggis' script is terrific and I truly hope it is remembered come Oscar time. A

[663.keith]

the last "movie" per se I watched was The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, not the new movie, but the original 1981 miniseries - all of it. I also just finished watching "MANOS" The Hands of Fate, which if you have seen it you can understand why it is the absolute worst movie of all time (thereby making it the best, its soo fun to laugh at!).

[MrToast]

I just finished watching "Mission: Impossible" on USA. Gotta love the 5/4 theme music... bada da bada da duh da duh da, bada da bada da duh da duh da, .....

[Madison]

White Noise
War of the Worlds (OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD)
The Usual Suspects

[Denman]

War of the Worlds (OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD)

Yes, saw it yesterday when it was released... the cinema had about 10 people in because it was the middle of the day lol
Great film... the endings a bit short though imho

[Nica F.]

hmm i watched batman begins..it was ok..

[CourtneyB]

i rented Be Cool like last week...i havent really had time to watch tv and movies lol but of course i still watch Blue Crush every week at least one time.

[Jeremiah Johnson]

I rented 3 movies lastnight... 7 Seconds, Racing Stripes, and National Lampoon's Going the Distance. I Recommend the last one. It's hilarious. I love it. And I just bought Boondock Saints last week. I've watched it a million times. Favourite movie of all time. ^_^

[dubious elise]

The last full movie that I watched was "Romper Stomper". Its an old Russell Crowe movie from his Australian film days. Very blunt, very cold, but at the same time, rather intriguing... certainly not a kids movie. The last movie in theaters was "Cinderella Man". Ha! Another Crowe flick! It was awesome and I highly recommend it. The most recent, uh, partial movie was "Xmen", I saw a majority of it tonight while I was babysitting. Not too shabby...

[Aaron Lussier]

Fantastic four.

It was good, not great, but good.

[santosh]

batman begins
napolean dynamite
zoolander(eugugolizer)

[wilshire]

Collateral.

[Madison]

I've just come back from seeing an IMAX screening of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," opening tomorrow in a theater near you.

It was remarkably surreal and very funny. I adore the original film starring Gene Wilder and this, obviously, is nothing like that at all. It shares some elements which are likely lifted straight from the book, but is much darker in tone and humor. I've never read the book, unfortunately, but my understanding is that this newest version is moreso similar to the book than the musical.

[sanddrag]

I'm glad you liked it. It got quite a horrible review from that critic guy they have on the Today show.

[Madison]

Is that Gene Shallot? I think it is.

I didn't see a review of his there, but it's doing quite well so far on Rotten Tomatoes.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/charlie_and_the_chocolate_factory/

[santosh]

Taxi and Ray

[Cory]

I've just come back from seeing an IMAX screening of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," opening tomorrow in a theater near you.

They should have casted MJ as Willy Wonka instead of Johnny Depp. It would have been a perfect match :D

I just saw Mr and Mrs. Smith today. I wasn't expecting much of a plot, but even the action scenes couldn't overcome it's lameness.

Watched Garden State the other day, and while it was kind of weird/rambling for a good portion of the movie, it ended up being really good.

[Bcahn836]

I just watched War of the Worlds a few days ago.

Woo Hoo I posted at 8:36, the perfect time of the morning.

[MattK]

Just finished watching The Graduate, my favorite movie, with Lauren from 811

[663.keith]

after 12 hours in a car I finished watching the Matrix trilogy as well as about 6 hours straight of the Simpson's series 4 with the commentary. thank goodness for a car adapter for my laptop! :cool:

[team222badbrad]

Yesterday I watched Are WE There Yet, today I watched Without A Paddle, and tomorrow I will probably watch Walking Tall.

I don't really go to the theaters much, so most often I rent movies, when they are released on video.

I thought about going to see Charlie in the Chocolate Factory, but I heard it was not so good?

[Kyle Love]

O Brother Where Art Thou...awesome movie!

[Ben Lauer]

I just watched wedding crashers and thought it was hillarious. Also, I just watched Primer. Yeah, I am going to watch it again tomorrow I think.

[Termite233]

i just watched the mexican. hmmm that was a very odd movie...

[Dorienne]

I actually saw the last half of Hitch Friday evening, then I watched the first half Saturday night. Hahaha. Funky way to watch a movie.

Also saw Fantastic Four. It wasn't bad, but there was only one fight scene. A good one, but just...WHY ONE?! Why not as many as like 4-5?

Oye.

[Kyle Love]

Austin Powers, Goldmember!

[spears312]

There were two movies my family rented last week to watch during the hurricane.

The Aviator. Howard Hughes, despite his quarks and OCD, was quite a brilliant and determined man.

I also saw Arlington Road. It was a really good modern psychological thriller about a professor who believes his neighbors are terrorists. I wont give away the ending, but it has a really good twist.

[santosh]

Tommy Boy. I love that movie so much. I really love that deal blockbuster has, all the moveis you want a month for like $25.

I saw Billy Madson too.

[Koko Ed]

War of the WOrlds
Good to the last reel (which made no sense. But I won't hold it against an otherwise perfectly good movie).

Fantastic Four
More ehhhh than fantastic.

[Kyle]

Charlie and the chocolate factory. It was pretty good a lot better then I thought it would be. I also went and saw fantastic four on Friday, it was OK it could have been much much better I think.

[sanddrag]

I just watched Road Trip on TV. I had never seen it before but I really liked it, very funny. However, some of the scenes and references even in the edited-for-TV version were not suitable for younger audiences.

[Cory]

However, some of the scenes and references even in the edited-for-TV version were not suitable for younger audiences.

That's what makes it a good movie. Without all those scenes, the movie would suck horribly :p

[sanddrag]

That's what makes it a good movie. Without all those scenes, the movie would suck horribly :pYes, I wish I could have seen the full thing so I could view it the way the makers wanted it to be seen, but I had to settle for the TV one since it was on.

[CourtneyB]

recently in the past week...i watched Blue Crush, The Pacifier, Hostage, and IT. IT was thee stupidest movie i have even seen in my whole entire life. it was not scary at all as people said it was. it was really boring and dragged lol it was funny in a stupid way. so anyoone that is ever going to see IT...it is not scary as people say it is lol unless u absoultely 100 prcent hate clowns. lol

-Court-

[Termite233]

well now i just watched the life aquatic. it was kinda boring but rather intersting.

[melissa]

I just watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was a very good remake of the original, and Johnny Depp was amazing.

[evelyn1503]

i got to see herby reloaded and it wase sweeet

[Cyberguy34000]

War of the Worlds:
The opening was brilliant. (Both the Morgan Freeman Voiceover Open/Closer, and the character set-up) Surprise! Tom Cruise can actually act! I throughly enjoyed watching all of the carnage. And the basement seen where they are hiding from the tentacle was terrific. Though there were parts of the film that just sent it over the edge of horror, and into the realm of cheesiness. For some reason I just thought it was incredibly funny watching all those dead bodies float by in the river. Oh yeah, and Hush-a-by Mountain now brings a smile to my face as I think of the cheesy screams in the background.

The ending also lacks realism, (the relatives live in the one house untouched by any blood vines or destruction), and didn't feel like it had a proper payoff. Though, I must admit, the writers faced an incredible challenge adapting the book to the screen, and they did a good job, but certain plot holes were completely overlooked. (How many people do you know that could survive a 600+ foot drop in a metal cage unharmed?)

Overall though, it was an enjoyable film, I'd recommend it. B+

[c-squared_2006]

It was a old movie with Audrey Hepburn called Charade, I loved it... Hepburn was stellar! :)

[JoeXIII'007]

I saw "The Pantom of the Opera" last night on DVD, and the night before I saw a very very strange and interesting Japanese Anime called "BLAME!" Definitely do watch Phantom, its really really good.

[shyra1353]

I just watched the Indian movie Pehali. It was decent. Typical Indian movie.

[half geek]

Leon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/) is __SUCH__ an awesome movie!
In the very beginning, though, one must pretend to be reverent of the movie to themselves, but by the end, you'll love it.
Very quotable and good for any kind of moviegoer, except the young 'uns.

[Kel D]

Wedding Crashers, it was hilarious.

[MattK]

I just watched Thirteen. It has been staring at me on the blockbuster shelve for the last couple years, and I have always been to embarrassed to rent it because it had a couple of teenage girls on the cover, but I figured if I ever wanted to make real films I better just watch it.

From a visual stand point the camera work and visuals are overwhelming and pretty effective in helping to tell the story. The story and movement of the characters through the film are kinda herky-jerky and never really "get there"... it was a good movie but left me hanging.

I would recommend watching it, but don’t feel that you will come out satisfied

[Jeremiah Johnson]

I watched Legally Blonde 2... let it be known that my girlfriend picked that one out. I also watched Boondock Saints for the 50th time! And Shrek 2... it was a hot (103 degrees), boring day.

[sanddrag]

I watched the 1988 Tom Hanks movie Big on TV today. It was pretty good; it had some very funny parts.

[Koko Ed]

After spending three weeks in St, Croix I decided to catch up with my movie watching.

The Brothers Grimm
This movie had the definite look of a throwaway project which is a shame considering the talent involved. Terry Gilliam was considered one of the most visionary directors around (and in a way still is) but he too often lets his movies wheel out of control and I don't think he ever really had control of this one. Peter Stormare trumps his unique performance in Constantine with his nearly unintelligible performance here. I don't think I understood one word or action of his character here. Considering all the great imaginative touches here this could have and should have been a much better movie than it was. C-

The Aristocrats
I took in this much talked about set piece which doesn't really have a true narrative. It just has over a hundred different comedians give their take on a rather gruesome inside joke that comedians have shared among st themselves for years and years. Some of them are very clever and funny. Most are gross and a few are more frightening than funny. I particularly loved the card trick and the mime. Bob Saget's piece gets alot of hype mostly because no one have ever heard the man drop f-bombs before (he makes up for alot of lost time). The movie is interesting but in this day and age of media insensitivity (they sell video games where you can supplement interest of actually playing the game by killing off the virtual citizen for fun if you like) and reality overload is it really all that shocking. Someone would put on this act on TV and that's a fact. B-

[Kyle]

Last night I went and watched The 40 year old virgin, I thought it was really really funny. The acting in it was what you would expect from that type of movie but over all it was good and I would see it again. A+

[Laura 1547]

Last night i watched Mean Girls, Napolean Dynamite, Hostage, and The Perfect Score with my friend. Today my friend made me watch The Grudge and now im scared senseless :( hehe. At the moment i am watching Clueless...i love this movie...as you can tell i watch a LOT of tv and movies

[Aaron Lussier]

Just finished watching Along came a spider with Morgan Freeman. He is wonderful in those smart cop roles. i.e. Se7en where he plays pretty much the exact same character.

[Jay Trzaskos]

I just finished watching Napolean Dynamite for the third time in 2 days... such a sweet movie! :)

[Billfred]

Today I watched "Stripes" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Definitely more appropriate to the mentors out there, but still great movies.

[sciguy125]

I saw Back to the Future I and II this morning. This trilogy has, by far, the best writting ever. There's lots of subtle themes that show up (it's all about the details). Things going on in the background often foreshadow what is going to happen soon. Seemingly unimportant events come back to become something big. They even go back to fill gaps in the timeline.

[Jeff K.]

I saw Spirited Away, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Eurotrip the other day.

Spirited Away has an excellent plot and even though it seems somewhat weird with all of the animals and all, it still was a really good movie, for watching it for the 3rd time in the past month. haha

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was an awesome movie because of the action and the choreography was just amazing. The camera angles and the editing was excellent. The plot wasn't the best and the end just sort of fizzles out, but it still is a really cool movie.

And Eurotrip, that was a really funny movie. "Scotty doesn't know" haha

[Brian Lesser]

Watched the first live Scooby Doo movie with my 2-year-old cousin on Saturday...

...and I hated it.

[Denman]

i just came back from "The 40 year old virgin"
intensly funny

[koala79]

March of the Penguins...so fascinating to see how they filmed it! So dangerous too....I loved it!

[CourtneyB]

I just watched all these movies labor day weekend:
Cinderella Story, Serendpity, The Jacket, Blue Crush (for the 100th time lol), Legally Blonde, Everyone's Doing It (wierd MTV movie), Monster In Law (for the 3rd time), and both Carrie movies (1976 with john travolta and the 2002 one)...i love the movie Carrie well the newest one its pretty cool movie...everyone should rent Carrie...both versions and watch it...especially if your in high school...

[MChapman]

The 40 year old virgin...omg was it the funniest movie ever!!! :D

[Ian Curtis]

I saw Snow Walker recently. It was good. Personally I didn't think there was an ending, but other people I was watching it with did.

w00t! 600 posts. Only 676 more till I hit my team number!

[CourtneyB]

Has anyone seen Excorsium (is spelled that wrong) of Emily Rose?? i wanna see that movie. Was it scary and good?

[MrAmazing]

Yesterday I watched Once Upon a Time in Mexico...

[Koko Ed]

Serenity
This was the first movie I've seen in quite a while. Definately the best TV to film adaptation I have seen. Sure it's like an overbolown episode of Firefly and I thik the show would have been better served getting picked up by the Sci Fi network the movie is fresh and fun and captures the essence of the show without feeling it has to sacrafice everything to "go big" for the big screen. My wife who is not a fan of the show and had no interest in seeing it went anyways and enjoyed it alot as well. A-

The Gospel
An enjoyable film with great music, they don't surgarcoat that there are problems in the church even amongst the parishoners which these kind of movies tend to do and the scenes in the chapel are quite high energy but the acting ranges from stilted to bad and the story is heavy handed and cleans up too nicely in the end.C


The Corpse Bride
This stop motion curiosity is much more charming than Burton's previous stop motion venture The Nightmare Before Christmas which I admired more than I liked and the same goes for James and the Giant Peach.
WHat makes this one work is the three strong characters who form the lovers triange at the core of the story. Emily Watson's demure bride to be Victoria who in spite of her mother's controlling attempts to suppress her will still burns within her, Johnny Depp's Victor a meek but thoughful and resourceful fellow and most of all Helena Bonemah Carter's Emily who is the heart and soul of the film. She is vibrant, elegant, sensetive and sweet and would be perfect for Victor if she wasn't dead.
THe most interesting set up of this film is that there is no way the story can resolve itself with an absolute happy ending which most mainsteam aniamtion films desperately try to do. Someone is going to lose out and get hurt badly and I like to see a bittersweet aftertaste once in a while instead of a forced happy ending where everything turns out alright and everyone is happy. B+

[team222badbrad]

I just watched Disney's National Treasure.

Pretty good movie, even though it is two hours long!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368891/

What is really cool is that some of the scenes were actually filmed at the historic sites this movie contains.

[Kyle Greer]

Cast Away....WILSON!!!!!!!!!!

[CourtneyB]

40 year old virgin hilarious movie!!!!

[KenWittlief]

"Robots" on DVD

storyline is a little weak

animation is super. Watched it twice already. Some of the humor I didnt get till after I watched it twice, and then got some of the puns the day after.

[team222badbrad]

House of Wax (2005)
Batman Begins
Herbie Fully Loaded

Yay for 99 cent 1 day rentals!

Anyway, of the above three, House of Wax was by far the best.

Very creepy, weird, and crazy horror movie.

Great for Halloween! ;)

[Ian Curtis]

Zorro. The little kid and the monk totally made the movie worth watching even though there was no plot. And I'm sorry but there is no way that nitroglycerin doesn't go off rattling down a train track.

[MChapman]

Mystic Pizza...on my way down to Mystic, CT for a field trip today.. :D

[Bill Gold]

There were two movies that I love that were mentioned before in this thread, Thirteen and Léon. Thirteen was an unapologetically blunt, honest, and frightening look into the lives of teenagers and young adults in our society. I thought it was an incredibly well done movie. Léon is another great movie, in a different vein than Thirteen, where someone with not the most admirable of occupations / lives becomes the hero that you root for throughout the movie. That, and Gary Oldman is just plain awesome. I recommend both movies to anyone who doesn’t find the descriptions of these movies on IMDB to be morally reprehensible or otherwise offensive.

Within the past 2 weeks I’ve seen Good Night, and Good Luck, Doom, and The Legend of Zorro in theatres. I strongly recommend Good Night, and Good Luck to everyone on these boards.

I liked The Mask of Zorro back in 1998, but I found this more recent movie to be pretty weak. So much so that my brother, our friend, and I ended up pulling a “Mystery Science Theatre 3000” of our own while watching it in a sparsely occupied theatre. The best part of the Zorro movie was the trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

I played the original Doom video game like a madman when I was younger, and was really excited to see the movie, despite my low expectations for the movie. I saw a 1am showing the day it came out and found it to be entertaining, but was disappointed I had paid $10 to see it at our local theatre. I was especially disappointed in the differences in storyline between the games and the movie regarding the demons’ origin; there was no need to change that much. I mean, if you’re going to take liberties with regard to things like that, you might as well title the movie something else and just credit the game with "inspiration for the movie" so as not to disappoint Doom geeks :p

Movies Mentioned…
Thirteen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328538/)
Léon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/)
Good Night, and Good Luck (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433383/)
Doom (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419706/)
The Legend of Zorro (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386140/)
The Mask of Zorro (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120746/)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363771/)

[Timmyd]

i just saw saw II on Saturday and Ive been watching a whole bunch of horror movies the newest Freddy, zombie the original one, JasonX, child's play, jaws, and a bunch others

[wilshire]

MS Gundam : Miller's Report
in my opinion one of the best made for the MS series

[henryBsick]

Saw II GREAT movie.
Legend of Zorro. DO NOT SEE THIS EVEN IF YOU GET IN MOVIES FOR FREE!!
I cannot WAIT until Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire comes out 2 hours and 45 minutes long, without each theaters own choices of previews!
King Kong (another amazing looking upcoming film) is even longer at a staggering 3 hours.. or so I am told (may be an estimate).

$.02
-Henry

[Freddy Schurr]

Last Friday, I went with my sis and her friend to see Prime. It was OK, I mean it just very modern and the comedy was a 3 of 5

[kireitenshi00]

instead of watching movies, i just watch whole seasons of CSI at a time. does that count?? if not, then the last MOVIE i actually watched was the breakfast club.

[CourtneyB]

I rented Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants....awww for you girls..ok see that movie!...for the guys out there....it will bore your mind out lol But i think every girl should see that movie. so cute and so happy.

has anyone out there seen Saw 2 yet? im seeing it tonight...i want to just know if its better than the first one. I heard it was.

[MikeDubreuil]

has anyone out there seen Saw 2 yet? im seeing it tonight...i want to just know if its better than the first one. I heard it was.
I saw Saw II Wednesday night and I thought it was good. Not as great as the first one, just good. The first one was so revolutionary when the end came you were saying "Whoooa." When the end came in Saw II you were ready for some huge twist so it was more of an "aha."

Regardless, it was a pretty good movie and would recommend you re-watch the first one before seeing the second.

[Koko Ed]

Most recent films I have seen:

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Ware-Rabbit.

For some reason this one left me a bit cold. I love Wallace and Grommit and they are equally fun here but man something feels lost and it just started to grind down near the end.
It's good but I was hoping for great. They're a vicitm of htier own success.B-


A History of Violence
A good intense thriller with great performances particularly Mortinsen, who deserves to be remebered come Oscar time and Bello. It's fascinating watching Mortinsen's character change into a whole other person. Outright chilling in fact. Highly reccomended!A

Jarhead
A solid movie with a unique personal veiw of Marine life in a time of war when war has changed from a military action to a political statement and the biredom and the frustrations of the grunt on the frontline. Lots of good performaces particularly Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard. It would make an interesting double feature with the intense but remote Black Hawk Down to get two different views of modern warfare. A-


Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Darker and more weighty than the previous entry (and I find that the series has some pretty dark elements). I like that it hit the ground running and got down to business and had less of that "oh gosh look at this neat magic trick" this or that (or not as much) as the other films did. Personally I think the Voldemont story is out of left field but it serves its purpose. The kids are starting to look more like capable actors and though it'll never be LOTR it is turning into a solid series.


Chicken Little
So this is why Disney shut down the cel animation division and dumped Pixar.
That makes this movie even more frustrating to watch because it had some parts that were fun, funny and even spectacular but the overall piece felt slapdash and tacked together without any real idea of what it was doing or any clue of what directioin it was going. It's just a bunch of sequences featuring the characters from the movie.
The animation is top notch and the character are endering but Disney really doesn't get what make Pixar movies great: the scripwriting. They make compelling, touching, funny,amazing, awe-inspiring movies that take youto another world and leave you hungry for more. Like Disney used to. They haven't for a while and I'm afraid that because this movie made alot of money DIsney is going to assume that this movie is a success and continue making movies like this which would be an absolute tragedy and an insult to the memory of the pioneers at Disney who made the company what it was. The artistry was top notch but it was the storytelling that brought the characters to life and it's just not there anymore.
And that is just really sad.C-


The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Two things come immediately to mind watching this film:
First because this film came out after the Lord of the Rings series it will inevitable be compared to it (unfairly so. They are apples and oranges). That being said LOTR is an absolutely superior work due to the strength of the actors (comapring four children actors to the grown actors that the LOTR series had is very unfair) and the rich evokative story that proved more compelling and intense. I prefered that to the lighter tone of this one. Basially I call this LOTR lite.
Second: The religous allegory. Yes Aslan is supposed to be a CHrist figure and such but any film that deal with the aspects of good verusu evil can have relious overtones. Whether it's using the Force (faith) or following Neo( another Christ like figure) I don't think it's as big a deal as so many people are making it out to be.
The film itself is great looking with wonderful production values and visual effect. The children are good as children go. They're no Dakota Fanning or Haley Jo Osmet but they do well here. Tilda Swinton is quite good. It's a good movie and I hope they do better on the next Narnia book. B-

King Kong
Way cool movie with tremendous visuals and productions values as expected from a Peter Jackson production. Naomi Watts is absolutely terrific and her bond with Kong is not only beliveable but adds weight to the end sequence atop the Empire State building ( I never bought Kong and Fay Wray's bond in the original. She was just this useless screaming rag doll that made me wonder why Kong didn't smash her against some rocks to shut her up. That had to get tiring after a while). At three hours the film is quite a marathon but if you enjoyed sitting thorugh the LOTR films then this much faster paced crod pleaser is a breeze.A+

[MChapman]

Harry Potter 4..dang that was a good movie....
and
The Breakfast Club..in sociology class hehe :p

[Madison]

Over the past month or two, I've seen:

Rent - I've never seen the stage show, nor do I have much of a desire to. I do like a lot of its music, however. The movie adaptation was weird -- some parts were completely fantastic and did great justice to the music. Other parts were just awful, looking not unlike a really bad Bon Jovi music video.

Shopgirl - This was supposed to be a romantic comedy, but it was really, really depressing. I liked it, but yikes -- not funny at all.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - The best Harry Potter film so far; particularly for its lack of very many of the elements that define the first two as children's movies. I haven't read any books past the middle of the third since I think they're awful, so I don't have much to say about what may have been left out.

The Chronicles of Narnia - This was, uh, bad. I didn't like it very much at all, found the children lifeless, the plot contrived, predictable and boring, and the CG mediocre.

King Kong - This movie is just too long. I liked it on the whole, but I think there was a lot that could've been cut from it. Jack Black was awful, I thought and I grew bored with seeing everyone in mortal danger time and time again. It loses its effectiveness after awhile.

[Kristian Calhoun]

the last three movies i saw were

chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe

king kong

home alone (we watched it in english)

[Koko Ed]

And the sad part is I haven't watched much since I last posted last year!

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
In spite of the terrific animation and the good vocal performances(particualrly Queen Latifa) and amusing moments the movie cannot hide the fact that there is no real coherent storyline here. Just pieced together moments that seem like parts of a DVD extra. ANd how may times do we have to see that ratty squirrel try to bag that acorn? Talk about a one note character! C.


Slither
The first thing I thought of when I heard of this movie was this was Night of the Creeps and I was dead on right when I seen it. But I liked Night of the Creeps way better. It revelled in it's genaral cheeiness better. I also kept waitng for Nathan Fillon's sherrif to turn into Mal and start cracking witty one liners (better one liners than what was cracked here). The movie is slimy fun and amusing but it feels ultimately like a gory Outer Limits episode.B-

Inside Man
Now this is more like it!
I enjoy these kind of ensamble twisty mindbenders and that Spike Lee is ffering up something completely different make it all the more interesting. The ending may fall a little short but I heartily recommend this film.A.

Hopefully I'll catch up with my moviegoing now that the FIRST season is done...

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

I really liked it. Koko Ed has some great points, but I'll confess I loved the squirrel...then again I'm easily amused.

Poseidon

Uh...yah...this was basically sitting and watching a bunch of people die. It had its high points, but it was kinda mediocre.

That's all my recent stuff.

[anna~marie]

last three:
RV
saw it with Tytus, thus it was a ton funnier than it would have been alone

Rent
good music and good acting, just odd

Just Like Heaven
sooo cute!

[Tytus Gerrish]

RV- YEAH! reminds me way too much of my trip to IRI in 2004, saw it with Anna when i was in Michigan.

Mi3- meh not bad. Killed 3 hours

Poseidon_ omg I can pick that move apart too much stuff that didn't make sense bad acting washed up actors. a 18 year old lifting a 600 pound acetylene tank over his head not much of it made all that much sense what a waste of 8 bucks

[i like dirt]

I just saw Scary Movie 4 last weekend with my friends.

It was HILARIOUS!!

[Hiteak]

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist: The worst dubing ever, its all on purpose though. Some of the best usage of green screen.


Brighton Beach Memoirs : Started to watch in English. Extreamly funny. Neil Simmon at his best.

[AV_guy007]

hmmmm...
i dont even know what the last movie i watched was. i think it was black hawk down.(a very good movie by the way :] )

[Kim Masi]

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on my 52" TV with surround sound all by myself....GOOD STUFF.

[Kristian Calhoun]

The last two movies i watched were: Minority Report and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Both were enjoyable.

[Koko Ed]

hmmmm...
i dont even know what the last movie i watched was. i think it was black hawk down.(a very good movie by the way :] )
Even better movie sountrack.

[lukevanoort]

hmmmm...
i dont even know what the last movie i watched was. i think it was black hawk down.(a very good movie by the way :] )
I'm going to agree too, Black Hawk Down is great. The only movie I've really seen recently is V for Vendetta. I thought is was pretty good, some parts were a bit stupid (like V's first bit of dialog) but the action and special effects were nice and the storyline was alright. The politics in it were a bit too obvious, it would be nice if it took a bit of thinking to figure out what they meant, instead of outright telling you. Sometime soon I hope to see The Da Vinci Code, even though I've heard that it's crap.

[santosh]

I saw Remember the Titans, Big Daddy, Joe Dirt, and Billy Madison yesterday. All great movies.
We saw Rememeber the Titans and Forrest Gump last wek in APUSH.
I really want to see The Da Vinci Code soon. I have heard a TON of mixed reviews from friends. I have no idea of what to expect.

[Koko Ed]

I'm going to agree too, Black Hawk Down is great. The only movie I've really seen recently is V for Vendetta. I thought is was pretty good, some parts were a bit stupid (like V's first bit of dialog) but the action and special effects were nice and the storyline was alright. The politics in it were a bit too obvious, it would be nice if it took a bit of thinking to figure out what they meant, instead of outright telling you. Sometime soon I hope to see The Da Vinci Code, even though I've heard that it's crap.
According to Rotten Tomatoes Da Vinci Code has an 18% critics rating (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/da_vinci_code/) but a 74% user rating (aka the moviegoers liked it pretty much). People tend to lean more to wards what the general public likes (though people on RT are more like geekish movie buffs like people on CD are the extreme of FIRST) than they do what critics like.

[Nawaid Ladak]

Da Vinci Code is good, i watched it yesterday. It has the same storyline as the book, but there are many diffrences

for those of you who haven't read the book, don't worry if you don't get something right then and there, you will figure it out a couple minutes after the event happened, and you will be able to comprehend it

overall the movie is very well done.... i give it a 8.3 out of 10

[kio_chan176]

I saw the Da Vinci Code as well. I liked it a lot. I'm so up for watching it again with my friend (who hasn't seen it yet) this coming weekend.

[thatphotochick]

commando..love that movie..blood, guts, violence, arnold..perfect lol

[Auveh]

i watched remember the titans! best movie ever!

[lukevanoort]

Well, I watched the Da Vinci code. It wasn't as bad as I was worried it would be, but not a great movie either. The storyline just doesn't seem like the type you'd make a movie out of, IMHO, Angels & Demons would have made a better movie. It's the same storyline (I'm not kidding) + more action. But, while I was at the theatre I saw a preview for a movie about 9/11. This struck me as sort of offensive, since it wasn't a documentary or anything, it was a normal movie. (With Nicholas Cage, ugh) That just doesn't seem like the sort of thing Hollywood should be making a movie about, it makes me sort of ashamed to be associated with a society that does that.

[JaneYoung]

We were watching ROOTS in world history today. I don't know it that counts or not.
Roots counts. :)

--
Renaissance Man (Danny DeVito) for the 100th time

[JamesBrown]

Well, I watched the Da Vinci code. It wasn't as bad as I was worried it would be, but not a great movie either. The storyline just doesn't seem like the type you'd make a movie out of, IMHO, Angels & Demons would have made a better movie. It's the same storyline (I'm not kidding) + more action. But, while I was at the theatre I saw a preview for a movie about 9/11. This struck me as sort of offensive, since it wasn't a documentary or anything, it was a normal movie. (With Nicholas Cage, ugh) That just doesn't seem like the sort of thing Hollywood should be making a movie about, it makes me sort of ashamed to be associated with a society that does that.

I also saw the preview for World Trade Center, the movie was made very tastefully, it honors the heroes who helped during the attacks, It is far more tasteful than other movies that have been made about disasters in our country (i.e. Pearl Harbor) The movie will be excellent (I have seen more than the trailer that was released). Many theaters, including the one I work at will be showing the movie but not the trailer because people who don't want to see the movie should not be surprised by the trailer playing before another movie.

On topic with the thread:
X-3, I enjoyed it, It wasn't fantastic but it was good.

DaVinci code, same as X-3, it was nothing to cheer about, I thought that all of the things that were different from the book made the story worse

Bench warmers- Stupid but somewhat funny

Insideman- very good

Scary movie 4- there was no need for more than one of these movies.

Poseidon- never should have been mad again

Mission Impossible 3- It was OK but I cannot stand watching Tom Cruise

The Breakup (early screening)- Very funny, If you like Vice Vaughn you will love it.

[Andy A.]

I liked X3. It was not the same kind of movie as the last 2, but it was a fine action/scifi movie in it's own right. Just not as subtle.

It's worth admission just to watch Wolverine poke some speed holes in everyone, for sure. But no Nightcrawler? That was disappointing.

-Andy A.

[Koko Ed]

Mission Impossible III
Sure Tom Cruise's star has faded significantly in recent years, much to his own doing but I'm not going to hold that against him or his movies. JJ Abrahms adds the right touch the long missing series needed to get it back on track giving it a gritty and humanistic touch that works surprisingly well. Phillip Seymore Hoffman steals the show as a vicious arms dealer. B

Over the Hedge
In the recent years the glut of computer animated films have lowered the standards of the animated film significantly (unless Pixar was attached to the film). There was better quality on the Cartoon network. Well I'm pleased to report that this little charmer has alot going for it. Great animation, action and voice performances. I highly recommend this film. A-

The Da Vinci Code
I never read the book and while the story and the mystery is interesting it also came across as rather cool and obviously very calculated. There are no performances that really stand out which is really surprising with the amazing talent on display here. A slight disappointment but not a terrible one.
About the controversy. I don't see whats all the big deal about. It's a work of fiction for crying out loud but the way so many of Christians are acting you'd think it was in every Church across America instead of the bible. They could instead use it as an opportunity to spread the word instead of protesting that is ignored and despised and people go see the movie anyways. At least a good portion of the American people are talking about God for once. Take advantage of that. C

Cars
Pixar does what Pixar does best. Entertain and lift the art form to new heights which have been pretty low recently thanks to lesser companies trying to cash in on Pixars success without understanding what makes Pixar successful.
When I saw the previews to Cars last year I thought it was going to be absolutely awful and after seeing it I see that that was further from the truth. It is funny and touching and just plain beautiful. That being said I didn't enjoy this one as much as I did other Pixar films. It was flat at the beginning and stock car scenes lacked the adrenaline rush excitement that you would expect. Thus the movie felt more low key than most Pixar films.B

[Wayne Doenges]

Wow, me and Koko Ed go to the same movies :ahh:

I liked M:i:3, Over the hedge (Note to self. Never give an energy drink to a squirrel) and Cars.
Didn't like DaVinci code even though I like allot of Tom Hanks movies.
I've also have seen X3, The Last Stand. I thought it was pretty good.

[Katie Hans]

I watched "Firewall" yesterday. I thought it was really good, but at the same time I found it hard to believe. But it had a lot of action and I was sitting on the edge of my seat most of the time. Later today I'm going to watch "Anchorman", I've heard that's supposed to be pretty funny.

[JennyB314]

i watched a night at the roxbury. it is so stupid that it is funny but generally a good movie.

[AmayaSaria]

i watched a night at the roxbury. it is so stupid that it is funny but generally a good movie.

I like that movie, no matter how stupid it can be! ^_^

I just finished watching Spiderman 2....I love this movie XD One of the few super hero movies I like!^^

[Noah Kleinberg]

i watched a night at the roxbury. it is so stupid that it is funny but generally a good movie.

Good movie, somehow they managed to make a whole movie out of an SNL sketch :cool:

[mechanicalbrain]

The good, the bad, the ugly :D

[DevilChild]

Just yesterday, The DaVinchi Code. It was good, kept me thinking, though I totally predicted the ending. Before that, X3, it was awesome. And also, The Breakfast Club, for like the 5 millionth time, its my favourite. ^-^

[Michelle Celio]

I just watched rent. Its the first movie i've ever cried during...really good movie lol. I'm still crying =P and it ended 10 minutes ago. lol.

[Dylan]

I saw "over the hedge" with my dad on father's day.
It was ok, and the whole thing was kind of a burn on sub-divisons (which made it extra-funny :D ), but I got the feeling they mis-represented RJ (the racoon)'s charicter relative to the comic strip, even though I have only read it a couple times.
I also found the: "replace the food you stole from me or I will kill you" to be a little inapropriate for a kids movie, and a little blunt/one-dimensional.

Well now that I am done sounding like Ebert, I can say that I am TOTALY PSYCED about "Pirates of the Carribean 2" coming out on July 7th!! :ahh:

[Freddy Schurr]

I just saw AquaMarnie or AquaGirl or whatever it is call. It feature JoJo. Worst movie ever.

[Rick TYler]

"Lake House"

That's 105 minutes I'll never get back.

[David55]

I just saw the movie "Alive". I decided to watch it again after a few years after reading the book "Miracle in the Andes" by Nando Parrado.

Amazing book, amazing movie, amazing story.

[Madison]

This summer movie season, I have so far been to see:

X3: The Last Stand -- This was entertaining, but not fantastic by any means. There were a great many things that were handled poorly, I think, and I had to immediately consult the internet after watching to learn more about the incidental characters that I'd just seen. If Psylocke looked one bit as she does in the comic book, that'd have been great.

The da Vinci Code -- This wasn't that good, really. Is there anyone that didn't immediately understand what was happening? It makes the movie pointless and it's then frustrating that the documents that exist to support the purported truth are treated so poorly.

Screaming Masterpiece -- This isn't so much a summer blockbuster, but an artsy movie I saw as part of the Seattle International Film Festival. It's about the music scene in Iceland and, since I loathe Bjork, it was really bad. Really, really bad.

Cars -- Fantastic. This movie was so much fun to sit through and I can't understand any of the criticism people have leveled against it. Like many things from Pixar, it was lovingly crafted and that shows in its attentional to detail and nuance. I loved the music in the film as well. Sh-Boom by The Chords is on perpetual repeat, practically.

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift -- 17 kinds of awesome. I love cars and racing and, though I'm not a fan of drifting so much, this movie was a ton of fun. It's not going to win anyone an Oscar, certainly, but there's something to be said for things that let you sit back and have a good time for two hours.

Coming up this week, I hope I'll be able to see Superman on Tuesday. I'm interested to see how it'll play in IMAX with the mix of 2D and 3D footage.

[Morgan Gillespie]

Firewall, that scanner to ipod this was sooo fake though. Yes an Ipod can be used as a hard drive but the scanner doesn't work like that. Other than that it was pretty good.

[Koko Ed]

X-Men: The Last Stand
The Dark Phoenix saga was one of the greatest in comic book history. It was just one of the many story lines in this top heavy beauty. It's exciting and all and I do like how Dark Phoenix was explored in the movie (she actually came across as more dark and immoral than she did in the comic and she wiped out a planet of billions there). But just because they offer alot on your plate doesn't always make it a great meal. Sometimes it just overwhelms the palette.

District B13
This movie is short and to the point with some really good action sequences but not much else. The plot borrows (OK steals) heavily from Escape From New York and is just an excuse for all the kung fu fighting. Disposable entertainment at it's best.

[Rohith Surampudi]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

By far one of the best movies I have ever seen...the humor involved in a story that should have been very dark and melancholy was amazing...soo funny :D

[Hiteak]

I went to see Superman Returns at the IMAX last Tuesday. They had 4 different scenes in 3D. It really was worth seeing on a larger screen. I actually felt like I was in the sky while he was flying. I'm also glad that they used John Williams for music because I felt like some of the older movies.

[RoboMadi]

I went to see Superman Returns at the IMAX last Tuesday. They had 4 different scenes in 3D. It really was worth seeing on a larger screen. I actually felt like I was in the sky while he was flying. I'm also glad that they used John Williams for music because I felt like some of the older movies.

It is indeed an interesting movie. I saw it in both IMAX and regular theater.
IMAX experience was amazing, mainly because of the awesome music by John Williams. Regular theater experience was not that good. I recommend IMAX though.
finally.... SUPERMAN RETURNS!

[Alexa Stott]

I just watched Caddyshack and Stripes. Amazing Bill Murray movies.

[MChapman]

Rent... :D good movie (musical)

[Alexa Stott]

Rent... :D good movie (musical)

YES! I've watched that a few times in the past few days... :rolleyes:

[sanddrag]

I went to see Superman Returns at the IMAX last Tuesday. They had 4 different scenes in 3D. How exactly did they do that? Did they stop the movie and say "okay, now put your glasses on?" and then resume?

[Madison]

How exactly did they do that? Did they stop the movie and say "okay, now put your glasses on?" and then resume?

I've not had a chance to see it yet, but there's an indicator that pops up on the screen that lets you know when to wear the glasses and, presumably, when to take them off. The scenes shown in 3D are 'shot' entirely by CGI, as it's not yet possible to create 3D live action prints from anything beside an IMAX 3D camera, as far as I'm aware. If the whole movie were in 3D, in any case, the film would be too long for most IMAX theaters to put into their projectors.

[Elgin Clock]

I have yet to see an IMAX movie (i think) but I did buy "NASCAR: The IMAX Experience" on DVD recently and I wish I had a chance to see it on the big screen in an IMAX theater. It was cool seeing it at a friends house with surround sound and the bass rumbling of the engines, but would have been way better at the theater.

That's the last movie I saw btw, besides Cars at the theater which was absolutely stunning in terms of it's graphics and it's story line. (even though you knew what was going to happen, it's meant for kids anyways who don't need twisted sub plots to enjoy a movie for what it is). :]

That's why there is limited suspense stories (how adult suspense stories are defined anyways) marketed to kids. I mean what? Disney treats orphan kids as suspense stories, but we all know how they end (The Lion King, Bambi.. etc. etc.) The kids grow up and become great leaders.

"Real" suspense stories aimed at the adult market don't always turn out happily ever after like that. I wonder why that is?!?:rolleyes:

Rent... :D good movie (musical)
Case in point, Rent. A little more like real life than any Disney movie, but also so far fetched in terms of what I am used to in my life that I thought it was a bad movie.
But.. eh.. I know I'm in the minority when it comes to not liking the movie RENT so it seems.

I have to watch it again though. I missed some of it I guess talking to some people who love it.

But, it was better than Monty Python and The Holy Grail.
I just don't understand English Humor. (again, in the minority group on that one too it seems) LOL

[Greg Perkins]

16 Blocks was I N C R E D I B L E

I Also can't wait for "Talladega Nights: Ballad of Ricky Bobby" to come out. Looks like another great Will Ferrell movie.

[Madison]

I have yet to see an IMAX movie (i think) but I did buy "NASCAR: The IMAX Experience" on DVD recently and I wish I had a chance to see it on the big screen in an IMAX theater. It was cool seeing it at a friends house with surround sound and the bass rumbling of the engines, but would have been way better at the theater.

As much as I rag on NASCAR (left turns just don't get my motor running, as it were), this was a fun movie to see in IMAX. All movies are fun to see in IMAX, really. The only one I've ever seen that I disliked was Titanica. It's really boring.


But.. eh.. I know I'm in the minority when it comes to not liking the movie RENT so it seems.

RENT is a bad movie. From everything I've seen, it's a bad show, too. The music, when taken on its own, is pretty good, but the premise of the whole thing is absurd. Jonathan Larson wrote a musical by relying wholly upon stereotypes of 1980's 'counterculture,' something he knew practically nothing about; though even that may be giving him too much credit since there's been some question about whether some of RENT's plot was plagiarized from another book. I do own the movie, but only for "Take Me or Leave Me." The rest is pretty awful.

[Chriszuma]

Predator 2: Worst movie I've ever seen.

Seriously, never see this movie. If someone tries to get you to watch it, RUN!

[Nitroxextreme]

Clerks 2....Funny

But I cannot wait for The Guardian to come out...it looks so amazing

[Ryan Dognaux]

Predator 2: Worst movie I've ever seen.

Seriously, never see this movie. If someone tries to get you to watch it, RUN!

Danny Glover vs. The Governator. No contest.

[lukevanoort]

I saw Superman Returns in a normal theatre a few weeks ago. It was okay, but I really didn't like John Williams score, as it sounded way too much like his ones for the Star Wars movies to me. I still can't believe how expensive it was to make, though. There was a lot of CG, but almost $300 million USD seems excessive for any movie.

[Ryan Dognaux]

I saw Superman Returns in a normal theatre a few weeks ago. It was okay, but I really didn't like John Williams score, as it sounded way too much like his ones for the Star Wars movies to me. I still can't believe how expensive it was to make, though. There was a lot of CG, but almost $300 million USD seems excessive for any movie.

Some of that cost has come from the movie being in production for a very long time now. They went through many script writers, one of them being Kevin Smith. At one point, Tim Burton was on board to direct it too. Wikipedia explains it pretty well (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_Returns#History) Apparently, before Singer even came on board, around $150 million had already been spent on a movie that didn't even exist yet.

[Andy Baker]

2 recent movies:

Took the kids to see Monster House. It was better than I expected. Kids liked it, and so did I. The storyline was unique and not as predictable as other kids shows.

Got Capote from the Library (we rarely rent, as my wife and kids to the library weekly). Philip Seymour Hoffman was outstanding... amazingly good performance in portraying a unique person in Truman Capote. He did such a good job that I detested him (he was AMAZINGLY selfish) while still caring how Capote made it through to the end of the book he was writing. Usually, if I don't like a lead character in a movie, my interest wanes. His acting was so good that I wanted to keep watching.

AB

[xzvrw2]

i have seen a lot of movies in the past couple days.
I seen Clerks 2 down in Indiana, then i watched lady in the water here in Pontiac, and i rented ultraviolet and kiss kiss bang bang. i watched king Arthur and MI:2 again.
Oh and i seen click last weekend and pirates 2 the day it came out.

[Jaine Perotti]

Oh and i seen click last weekend and pirates 2 the day it came out.I saw Click a couple of weeks ago and I really liked it. Sure, it wasn't mind blowing or anything, but it was better than I expected it to be. Somehow, I really end up enjoying most of Adam Sandler's movies... they are just fluff, but that doesn't make them any less entertaining. Click was a little different from the rest of his movies though - it got a little too close to being genuinely sad. At one point I was actually crying... who cries during an Adam Sandler movie? Well, then again, I cry during just about any movie thats even REMOTELY sad... lol... so I guess it could just be me.

That reminds me of Woodie Flower's speech a few years ago at kickoff. He mentioned how women have more mirror neurons than men do (at least I think he talked about this during his speech... it could have been when I was chatting with him afterward). A mirror neuron is a neuron which fires both when an animal performs an action and when the animal observes the same action performed by another animal. Thus, the neuron "mirrors" the behavior of another animal, as though the observer were himself performing the action.

I find that when I see another person crying, or somehow being upset, it causes me to be upset too, even if I don't know why they are upset. So maybe it's those mirror neurons kicking in. Guys, ever wonder why girls seem to cry during even the cheesiest movies? Just blame it on the workings of her brain. :)

[Eric Scheuing]

Robin Williams stand up :D. Does that count as a movie?

If not, then Waiting. That was seriously a funny movie.

[Freddy Schurr]

Under the Sun! Science in a cool way.

[RoboMadi]

Yesterday i saw "Lady in the Water"
I was expecting it to be a horror/scary movie, but unexpectedly it was a good movie with a great message.

The next movie I'm going to score is Snakes on the Plane. I mean com'n...... although it sound really stupid, but how often do you get to see thing like this. And i think its really fun to snake a plane....especially when you work at the airport :p

ps I'm going to predict the title for the N.E.R.D. Vision Episode 5.
"FIRSTers on a Plane" :p

[Nica F.]

i saw John Tucker Must Die on friday


it was okay i guess.


ive seen practically every movie out the past month :D

[Jeremiah Johnson]

I saw Lady In The Water lastnight with my bestfriend to blow off some steam and it was such a horrible movie. Easily M. Night Shyamalan's worst movie. What director puts himself as one of the main characters? We left towards the end of the movie, we just couldn't stop laughing and neither could anyone else in the theatre.

[Freddy Schurr]

Should I go and see Lady in the Water?

[RoboMadi]

Should I go and see Lady in the Water?

Have you seen 'The Village'?
If you thought it was a BAD movie, 'Lady in the Water' is even worse.
Director pretty much wasted whole 90 min to describe only one thing "Every human being has a purpose."

[Jeff K.]

I saw Lady in the Water 3 days ago, and Pirates finally 2 days ago, when I got back from Europe.

Lady in the Water was terrible
I can't wait for Pirates 3
lol

[Elgin Clock]

I watched the original "Gone in 60 Seconds (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071571/)" again, and the second of that series "The Junkman (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084184/)".

The Junkman holds the Guinness Book of World Record for the most planes, cars, trucks, and boats wrecked in a movie. Over 150!!!

I also watched "The Corpse Bride (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121164/)" finally. That was typical coolness in the style of Tim Burton.

I'm catching up on watching all the DVDs I have bought in the last few months. Only about 20 more to go. :cool:

[Rohith Surampudi]

ha i just saw Blue Streak...


and ironically Elgin mad post #237

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Should I go and see Lady in the Water?

The beginning was okay. But it got repetitive. But we left right when *spoiler highlight to read*

that dog thing snuck inside the building. It was so terrible. You knew just at the last second it was gonna sneak in. I saw it coming from a mile away.

I've seen bits and peices of The Village. I need to see Unbreakable though. I loved Sixth Sense and Signs.

[Cynette]

Yesterday i saw "Lady in the Water"
I was expecting it to be a horror/scary movie, but unexpectedly it was a good movie with a great message.
Have you seen 'The Village'?
If you thought it was a BAD movie, 'Lady in the Water' is even worse.Director pretty much wasted whole 90 min to describe only one thing "Every human being has a purpose."
Sounds like RoboMadi speaks with forked tongue... but I understand where he's coming from.

I really enjoyed the movie, but it seems to be the kind you either really like or really hate...

If you're looking for horror, skip "Lady in the Water." If you are looking for something a little different, reminiscent of Tim Burton's "Big Fish," with a nice message, go see it!

[RoboMadi]

Sounds like RoboMadi speaks with forked tongue

I can't degrade the hard work put in by a lot of people to make that movie. I still appreciate it. Yes not as much as L.O.T.R. or P.O.C. But may be for some people its easy to say that it worth NOTHING!
Every movie carries a good message so I'm going to clarify myself once again.
"It was an ok movie with a good message, but not as good as any other."

[MChapman]

Garden State..

[Athleticgirl389]

Well, the last one I saw was Cars lol. I was going to see Pirates Of The Carribbean 3, but I had a minor atv accident in Michigan lol. But, Talladega Nights comes out Friday so you can bet I will be there Friday and Saturday and Sunday.... etc seeing that movie :cool: lol.

[KathieK]

I rented Prime and Rumor Has It and just saw Pirates 2. Did anyone else have trouble with understanding the dialogue in Pirates 2? There were parts that I couldn't make out at all.

[Jill1022]

I went to see Ant Bully last week with my family.

I saw Monster House in 3D a few weeks ago with my family.

And two nights ago I went to go see The Decent with my boyfriend.

The Decent is actually very good. It's not slow and boring like I thought it would be. It's scary and lots of awesome fights.

[Katie Hans]

I rented Prime and Rumor Has It and just saw Pirates 2. Did anyone else have trouble with understanding the dialogue in Pirates 2? There were parts that I couldn't make out at all.

I had the same problem. I kept having to lean over and ask my friend, "What did he say?"

[Freddy Schurr]

Did anyone see "World Trade Center"? I am going to see it at 9:50 tonight.

[JackN]

Alright the most recent films I saw

Aliens-The second movie was so predictible that I left the room came back ten minutes later and called every event that happen. It was scary at times but so predictible it ruined it.

Anchorman-This is one funny movie. The newsteam fight might have been one of the ten funniest scenes in the history of cinema.

Super Troopers-another funny film. The beginning is so funny that me and my friends quote it all the time. Very uneven. Sometimes is hilarious others not very funny.

POC 2: DMC-This movie upset me. All that build-up and yet the end was just there to make you pay them more to see the sequel. If you see it don't expect a good ending.

[Capt.ArD]

on PC2:
I thought there was no ending, it really was just the middle of the movie and they decided not to show the rest till later.
The first hour was useless, the tribe scenes had no point.
all the old jokes were reused, and it hurt.
On the other hand... I HAVE A JAR OF DIRT!
Overall i liked it, but it coulda been a lot better.

Now, Casablanca is an awesome movie, I saw that recently.

[Cyberguy34000]

Pirates of the Caribean 2
Better than the first one, though I think this was because the writers all got together, went to a bar somewhere, got seroiusly stoned, and then started coming up with ideas :)

I mean seriously, how drunk do you have to be to come up with that "20,000 leagues under the sea" inspired part where the octupus man is playing the organ with his tentacles? I was laughing so hard at that part, and it was kind of sad because I think the writers actually wanted the viewers to take that as some deep connection to the bad guy... Didn't happen. It actually had some parts that were interesting, that I haven't seen entirely before, and the acting is superb. The writers actually gave the charicters some decent dialouge to work with this time.

Yeah, the ending sucked, but not nearly as bad as the first one. It reminded me so much of the ending in halo 2, though I didn't quite have that same feeling of chucking something at the screen.

Overall:
Good, not great, but definently a step in the right direction from the first film. Long, but It was enjoyable.

[Freddy Schurr]

The movie "World Trade Center" should be view by everyone. This movie opens your eyes again about the world and how anything can happen. It shows the hard work of many different Americans that come and help out in need. Yes, at times I got emotional because it deals with a subject that not many people want to bring back. However, in a way it brings the spirit of unity and how we should all work together. So I recommend you and your friends should see it.